{"product_id":"the-tao-of-maat-nekhen-m-asar-9781733127172","title":"The Tao of Ma'at","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncient Egyptian wisdom for modern life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Ma'at\u003c\/i\u003e is 81 short, luminous verses inspired by classical Kemetic sources, including Ptahhotep, Amenemope, the Man and His Ba, Instruction for Merikare, hymns, and funerary declarations, and distills them into a clear guide for everyday ethics, balance, and inner steadiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross these pages you'll meet the feather and the scale, the boundary stone and the river, the heron in still water. The imagery is Egyptian; the lessons are universal: speak after you hear, keep the measure true, lift the vulnerable, do not let anger steer, and return, again and again, to what is right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e81 meditations\u003c\/b\u003e you can read in a minute and carry all day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecalm, spare voice\u003c\/b\u003e grounded in Ma'at . . . truth, balance, justice, mercy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePractical counsel\u003c\/b\u003e on speech, anger, leadership, generosity, wealth, grief, and renewal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvocative, enduring images\u003c\/b\u003e (feather, scale, stone, river) that make wisdom memorable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA structure ideal for \u003cb\u003edaily practice, reflection, or group discussion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUse it how you like\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead \u003cb\u003eone verse each morning\u003c\/b\u003e as a guide for the day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it by your desk for \u003cb\u003ecourse-corrections\u003c\/b\u003e in tense moments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePair a verse with \u003cb\u003ejournaling or meditation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eShare lines aloud to open \u003cb\u003emeetings, classes, or circles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA few lines inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Words are seed.\u003cbr\u003eDeeds are fruit.\u003cbr\u003eSpeak less of orchards, \u003cbr\u003ebring the basket.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Turn back. Begin again.\u003cbr\u003eThe sun does it daily;\u003cbr\u003eso may you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sit near anger, and you will burn.\u003cbr\u003eChoose your fire wisely.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers seeking an ethical path that is rooted and simple: clear guidance without dogma, poetry without ornament, and a steady reminder that great lives are built the way pyramids are - one clean stone at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nekhen M. Asar,Kevin L. Michel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1733127178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733127172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin L. Michel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.22d","brand":"Nekhen M. Asar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442983481599,"sku":"9781733127172","price":12.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47c5d3f9-73f0-4397-9ec9-b2efe7c55c70.jpg?v=1777201065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tao-of-maat-nekhen-m-asar-9781733127172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}